Photos: Who's who of public officials schmooze in Lauderdale

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Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville, and state Sen. Maria Sachs, a Democrat who represents Broward and Palm Beach counties, talk during a Gaetz visit to Fort Lauderdale in 2013, where he spoke to a Chamber of Commerce breakfast and answered a reporter's questions about Sachs's legislation to regulate parasailing.

In 2015, Gaetz said he was considering seeking the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. Some think he's more likely to run for Congress if U.S. Rep. Jeff Miller, a Panhandle Republican, runs for the Senate nomination.

Plenty of political figures were at the Greater Fort Lauderdale Chamber of Commerce breakfast on July 12, 2013, to hear House Speaker Will Weatherford, R-Wesley Chapel, and Senate President Don Gaetz, R-Niceville.